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8/13/26 issue

Multidisciplinary Clinic Faculty Spotlight: Samuel Oyer, MD, Improves Facial Paralysis Through UVA Facial Nerve Center

8/7/2026

The UVA Facial Nerve Center is a multidisciplinary clinical team started in 2025 by Samuel Oyer, MD, associate professor in the Department of Otolaryngology and director of the Division of…

Category: Clinical

Facial Paralysis Team on steps of Old Medical School

Leading Nervous System Researcher to Chair UVA Department of Cell Biology

8/7/2026

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Bettina Winckler, PhD, a scientific leader in cellular neuroscience research, to lead its Department of Cell Biology. Winckler began her new…

Category: Faculty

Bettina Winckler head shot

Manning Institute of Biotechnology Hosts Inaugural UVA SPARK Tank

8/7/2026

On August 4, 2026, the UVA Paul and Diane Manning Institute of Biotechnology held its inaugural SPARK Tank competition, bringing together a dynamic mix of faculty from the School of Medicine…

Category: Research

Spark Tank Manning Institute Big Checks

New Research From Tsung Research Group Provides a National Evaluation of Histotripsy Use for Liver Tumors

8/7/2026

New research from the UVA Department of Surgery's Tsung Research Group, published in JAMA Network Open and selected as an Editor's Pick, provides a national evaluation of the use of…

Category: Research

Allan Tsung and his research group

Honors and Awards: School of Medicine Faculty and Trainee Recognized For Excellence

8/7/2026

The School of Medicine is pleased to share some of the honors and awards that our accomplished faculty and trainees have received in recent months. The American Academy of Microbiology…

Category: Honors & Awards

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Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD, Named Chair of UVA Department of Psychiatry

8/10/2026

The University of Virginia School of Medicine has named Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne, MD, a nationally recognized physician-scientist and academic leader, to chair the Department of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences. She…

Category: Clinical

Nassima Ait-Daoud Tiouririne headshot